Good Relations Visit to Kilmainham Gaol Dublin

As part of Good Relations Week 2022 Fountain Street are hosting a Good Relations visit to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin on Saturday 24th September.

This event is part of our Reminiscence Group based at Fountain Street CDA in Strabane that has been funded via Derry City & Strabane District Council Good Relations Fund.

The participants are involved in a project titled “Looking back- Moving forward”.

This event is open to all local residents of Strabane.

 

Change Starts With Me

Towards Understanding and Healing are hosting a series of readings from culturally diverse community based writers, all exploring how each of us might take more personal reasonability in creating a more dynamic social, cultural, environmentally and economical change.

Writers reading in the cafeteria area of Holywell Trust: Sue Divin, Roy Arbuckle, Grainne McAnee, Jim Simpson, Felicity McCall, Anne Walker and Stan McWilliams.

 

 

Promotion of Positive Messages

In support of Good Relations Week and to help promote community spirit, local Galliagh residents in the city of Derry are pulling together a billboard of positive messages which will be placed at the local Co-Op shop that has for years been defaced with intimidating and hurtful graffiti.

Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor will be in attendance on the day too.

Currynierin Youth Programme

Community Partnerships are hosting an evening of discussions which will consist of how other parts of the world are also facing environmental challenges. Is there anything we can learn from other regions and how our youth can move forward to help promote a healthy future?

The evening will feature presentations on Chinese and Indian cultures along with an art and crafts workshop. You will get the chance to learn traditional Chinese Origami and even have the opportunity to try the local cuisine of India and China.

 

Tullyally Youth Programme

Community Partnerships are hosting an evening of discussions which will consist of how other parts of the world are also facing environmental challenges. Is there anything we can learn from other regions and how our youth can move forward to help promote a healthy future?

The evening will feature presentations on Chinese and Indian cultures along with an art and crafts workshop. You will get the chance to learn traditional Chinese Origami and even have the opportunity to try the local cuisine of India and China.

 

Mini Climate Change Conference and Youth Climate Summit

North West Regional College are hosting a ‘Mini Climate Change Conference and Youth Climate Summit’ at their Strand Road Campus on Friday 23rd September.

The Conference will have a number of guest speakers relating to the climate change crisis and will be targeted towards young people aged 16+ with adults also welcome.

The youth summit will effectively provide workshops for young people (aged 16+) to have their say on the topic and help them to develop skills to become activists and campaign for change both locally and globally.

Good Relations and Volunteering Fair

North West Regional College are hosting a ‘Good Relations and Volunteering Fair’ at their Strand Road Campus.  

The fair will have two areas for Organisations to exhibit.  

Exhibition Area 1 – this area is for local organisations to exhibit the services and support that they can offer students and other individuals in key areas of need such as health and wellbeing, youth services, equality and diversity, advocacy etc.  

Exhibition Area 2 – this area is for local organisations to provide information on volunteering opportunities and carry out a recruitment drive of suitable volunteers from the student and/or staff body.  The aim is to provide students with the opportunity to volunteer in local communities and become more active citizens. 

Cultural Extravaganza 2

This event is being held to celebrate Good Relations week. It will promote cultural diversity and awareness and bring individuals, families and groups together into one shared space to celebrate a range of cultures through the medium of food, dance, music and crafts.

This event will promote integration of the tenants into the local community.

This event will take place at Eglinton Community Centre, Derry/Londonderry.

Cultural Extravaganza

This event is being held to celebrate Good Relations week – it will promote cultural diversity and awareness and bring individuals, families and groups together into one shared space to celebrate a range of cultures through the medium of food, dance, music and crafts.

This event will promote integration of the tenants into the local community.

This event will take place at Culmore Community Hub, Derry/Londonderry.

Learn to Grow; ‘No space too small to plant a seed’

Be environmentally friendly; Learn to Grow your own organic vegetables at home.

Columba Community of Prayer and Reconciliation are hosting a number of workshops which will include topics such as soil types, nest vegetables to grow, how to get the best results, what not to do with organic growing.

Please email columbacommunity@hotmail.com to reserve a space on the workshops.